© 2013 by Tom Boynton (editing by Kathy Boynton)

Years ago I was teaching my oldest daughter to drive. As her lessons progressed, she was allowed to drive the car for most family outings as long as my wife or I was in the car. To her credit, she was a very cautious driver and carefully avoided pulling out in front of nearby approaching traffic. Sometimes, however, the approaching traffic was farther away and approaching more slowly than she thought. Then the whole family would have to sit and wait for that slow moving car to approach, and finally pass. While we were waiting, my daughter would often say, “I should have gone!” When this happened, I would think about how much better it was to hear her say “I should have gone,” than it would be to hear her gasp, “I should have waited!”

There are many situations, however, in which it is more deadly to wait than to act. If a person is bleeding to death, it is important to stop the bleeding quickly. If a person is driving toward a washed out bridge, it is important to get that person to stop the car before plunging into the gaping chasm.

On the spiritual level there is a gaping chasm of sin that separates us from God. At the bottom of that chasm is the raging torrent of God’s wrath and eternal death. Because of His love, however, Jesus, the Savior, shed His own blood in sacrificial death to bear the punishment for sin that you and I deserve.

As we travel life’s journey, we are rapidly approaching that chasm. The Bible says, “…it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment (Hebrews 9:27).” Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28).” Those who go to Jesus, and ask Him to change their hearts and save them from sin, receive forgiveness. But those who wait and try to cross that chasm on their own, without Christ’s forgiveness, will experience His raging wrath forever (John 3:36). The Bible says, “…behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation… (2 Corinthians 6:2).”

When your physical life ends, will you meet Christ as your Savior, or will you gasp in terror and say, “I should have gone — to Jesus?”

 

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